Paddlers hope state will share in water trail

Paddlers hope state will share in water trail, Museum hosts party for ND legend's birthday., ÂºOfficial says corn for ethanol, livestock not conflicting.

March 07, 2011|YANAN CHEN | Capital News Service

Tribune File Photo MARCUS MARTER

EDUCATION

2 events set for book on peace

GOSHEN -- Two public events are planned for Saturday related to "Create Space for Peace: Forty Years of Peacemaking," a new book about grass-roots nonviolent action based on the experiences and writings of the late Gene Stoltzfus.

Stoltzfus, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams and a Goshen College graduate, died last March. Dorothy Friesen, Stoltzfus' longtime partner, and colleague Marilen Abesamis are co-editors of the collection of writing and pictures.

Friesen and Abesamis will meet the public and sign copies of the book from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Better World Books, 118 E. Washington St., Goshen.

There will be a reading, question-and-answer session and discussion with the co-editors from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the same day at College Mennonite Church, 1900 S. Main St., Goshen.

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For more information, visit: http://www.createspaceforpeace.info.

ND business school No. 1 in survey

SOUTH BEND -- The University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business ranked No. 1 for the second year in a row in Bloomberg Businessweek's sixth annual survey of "The Best Undergraduate Business Schools," which was released Thursday.

The top ranking was due in large part to the school's 98 percent job placement rate three months after graduation and student satisfaction that's higher than any other school in the rankings, according to the Bloomberg Businessweek website.

Mendoza's business program also has focused on the demand for global exposure and experience by offering study abroad programs, and students are encouraged to take on a business-related research project while away from South Bend.

Notre Dame also earned the No. 1 spot in the student satisfaction ranking, and "A+" in teaching quality, facilities and services, and job placement. The school placed third in the recruiter ranking across a three-year average.

EVENTS

Girls Conference set for March 19

SOUTH BEND -- Girls in the fifth through 12th grades are invited to apply for a Girls Conference to be presented March 19 by local sororities.

The conference will be from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 101 N. Adams St. It's free and open to 100 participants.

It will include breakfast, lunch and workshops on community service, healthy relationships, healthy eating and physical fitness. Girls can request applications via GirlsConference@aol.com or from members of the sponsoring sororities: South Bend Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and local chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma Rho.

The registration deadline is March 15.

SOUTH BEND -- South Bend's annual family-friendly St. Patrick's celebration will be Saturday.

Here is a schedule of the day's events:

[square]º9 a.m. -- Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church,309 S. Taylor St. Hosted by the church and the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

[square]º10:30 a.m. -- Little Leprechaun Contest at the Howard Park stage. The Little Ms. & Mr. Leprechaun contest is for boys and girls in two judging categories: ages 2 to 4, and 5 to 7. Participants should dress the part and be prepared to dance an Irish jig. Winners will receive a $25 Fiddler's Hearth gift certificate. Registration deadline is noon Friday. For more information, visit http://www.sbpark.org/special/stpats.htm.

[square]º11 a.m. -- Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, stepping off east of downtown at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Eddy Street and proceeding west. Joe Kernan, former Indiana governor and former South Bend mayor, will be this year's grand marshal.

The annual greening of the East Race Waterway will take place at Seitz Park immediately after the parade.

[square]ºNoon to 4 p.m. -- An after-parade ceili (celebration) will take place at St. Patrick Parish Center, 308 S. Scott St. The family-friendly celebration will feature Irish music, Celtic dancers, and a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner.

SOUTH BEND -- While Knute Rockne was building a football empire at the University of Notre Dame, he was also, believe it or not, selling automobiles.

On Sunday, the Studebaker National Museum hosted a birthday party for Rockne, celebrating the famous football coach's birthday and his less well-known relationship with the Studebaker Corp.

The museum offered discounted admission, food, beverages and games for kids. The event also included five Notre Dame football players who signed autographs.

About 75 people attended the event, organizers said.

Rockne worked for the Studebaker Corp. from 1928 to 1931 as national sales manager, while he was also coaching Notre Dame football.

In 1931, the company made plans to manufacture a car named after Rockne that would be low-priced and be able to compete in the Depression-era market.